Hi, maybe just try to name your database into something else, like "forum" and just make another database in that one, you can name it bitshift_wforum if you want to then... I guess this could help, i never had problems with mysql trying to connect to my database...
Hi, why would admins and etc. need these buttons? I think the site is quite nice atm and they wouldn't really fit in... Sorry for being hars, but thats just the way i see it... I made some web designs to, if you wanna see them, just tell me